Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Haverhill, MA
May 18, 2024 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 5:16 AM Sunset 8:05 PM Moonrise 3:18 PM Moonset 3:02 AM |
ANZ230 Boston Harbor- 104 Pm Edt Sat May 18 2024
This afternoon - NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain.
Tonight - NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun - NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
Sun night - NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
Mon - NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
Mon night - SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
Tue through Wed night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
ANZ200 104 Pm Edt Sat May 18 2024
Synopsis for massachusetts and rhode island coastal waters - Light scattered showers with low ceilings and areas of fog continue this afternoon and evening as low pressure continues to spin well off shore to the east. Shower chances decrease for Sunday. High pressure builds in late Sunday with dry conditions persisting through early next week.
FXUS61 KBOX 181810 AFDBOX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 210 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
Unsettled and cool today with periods of rain. Trending drier with breaks of sunshine developing Sunday afternoon from northwest to southeast, as high pressure begins to nudge in from the southwest. Early summerlike temperatures expected Monday through Wednesday, with the warmest days expected to be Tuesday and Wednesday. A cold front around Thursday offers the next chance at showers or thunderstorms, with temperatures then cooling to more seasonable levels by late in the week.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/
2 PM Update:
Rain shield and its intensity slowly waning compared to a few hours earlier, when ORH picked up 0.35 in an hour along with 0.22 at PVD. Low level easterly jet slowly slackens with time, resulting in areal coverage and intensity of rain decreasing with time this afternoon. Otherwise cool conditions with clouds, periods of rain and onshore flow with NE winds 10-20 mph (brisk across eastern MA) limiting highs to 55-60 across eastern MA and RI. Meanwhile, drier weather across western MA/CT along with a few breaks of sunshine supporting highs in the 60s to around 70.
SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/
Pattern of persistence carries through this evening with little change in the synoptic setup through early tomorrow morning.
Shortwave passing to our Northwest may renew shower activity between 00-06Z tonight. Widely scattered shower activity across the eastern half of the CWA will become increasingly sparse after the midnight hour, giving way to a more drizzle-stratus dominated environment by early morning. Temps will pretty much remain stagnant overnight given no change in the pattern with low sin the 50s.
While Sunday previously looked to be a much nicer day for southern New England, there are indications that the influence of onshore flow will persist through the better part of the day across eastern MA and RI, though conditions should improve across CT and western MA as weak high pressure is able to take better hold over the region.
Fortunately, pesky mid level low tracks seaward, which will allow rain chances to decrease significantly by sunrise. As has been the case with many days this Spring, it's likely Sunday is another case of the "haves and have nots", as the CT River Valley breaks out into sunshine and temperatures warm into the low 70s while strong onshore flow pins stratus across eastern MA and much of RI where temps struggle to climb out of the 50s along the immediate coast. It's probably safe to say those in the Boston to Providence corridor are ready to shake this gloomy pattern, but fear not, the long term AFD highlights a significant pattern chance by mid week!
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
Highlights:
* Warming temperatures under partly to mostly sunny weather through midweek, with the warmest days likely on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Could have our first 80 degree day in Boston Tuesday and/or Wednesday, with 3 days of lower-mid 80s in Hartford.
* Our next chance for rains is around later Wednesday night or Thursday with showers or thundershowers associated with a cold front.
* Cooling to more seasonable levels for late-week.
Details:
While the general theme of a substantial warming trend to temperatures for the early to midweek period is still valid, today's 00z guidance indicated more potential for continued cloud cover on Monday with higher RH in the 1000-850 mb layer, especially for eastern and southeast New England. Ended up bringing highs down from NBM by a couple degrees for Monday on the basis of this cloud cover, though the temperature forecast has obvious sensitivities to how long clouds linger/scatter out, and that is still a bit unclear.
Kept highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s for the coasts and the coastal plain, but still think highs soar into the mid to upper 70s from central MA/eastern CT westward with less cloud cover.
Warmest days look to be on Tuesday and Wednesday, with full sunshine, southwest breezes and continue dry weather. Relatively strong SW flow should keep sea breezes from making much of any intrusion landwards, so even sites such as Boston and the North and South Shore have a solid chance at reaching 80 degrees, having last occurred at Boston on October 28th of last year. Mid 80s inland seem reasonable on both days. Despite the breezes, both days should feel more reminiscent of early summer with dewpoint temps in the mid to upper 50s.
Dry weather to prevail through Wednesday. Our next chance for showers or thundershowers isn't until a cold front arrives around Wednesday night or Thursday, but the timing and the strength of any thunderstorms are both uncertain. Latest guidance favors Thursday for frontal passage so favored the highest PoP around Thursday but only around 20-30 percent given the uncertainties in timing. Friday appears to be more entrenched in post-frontal colder air, with temps seemingly poised to return closer to late-May climatological levels.
AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
18z TAF Update:
Through 00z...Moderate confidence. Uncertainty on arrival time of IFR/LIFR over Cape and Islands advancing northwestward.
Rain shield and intensity will be on the decrease this afternoon. NE winds continue 10-15 kt. IFR/LIFR across Cape Cod, Islands and coastal Plymouth county slowly spread inland into RI and eastern MA 21z-00z. Elsewhere MVFR/VFR continues across CT into western-central MA.
After 00z...Moderate confidence. Uncertainty in arrival time of IFR/LIFR spreading inland.
IFR/LIFR advance inland into RI and eastern MA, with MVFR across CT into western-central MA. Drizzle and fog most common across RI and eastern MA. NE winds continue 10-15 kt.
Sunday...Moderate Confidence. Uncertainty on timing of conditions improving from LIFR/IFR in the morning to MVFR/VFR in the afternoon.
IFR/LIFR in the morning lifts to MVFR/VFR in the afternoon across CT into western-central MA. Timing across RI into eastern MA more uncertain. NE winds 10-15 kt.
Sunday night...moderate confidence. Uncertainty on timing and how conditions will lower across RI and eastern MA.
MVFR at 00z across RI and eastern MA, with VFR westward into CT and western-central MA. Uncertain how quickly and how far west IFR across Cape and Islands at 00z traverses overnight. IFR possible across much of RI and eastern MA, as NE winds continue.
KBOS TAF...High confidence on trends but lower on exact arrival time of IFR/LIFR this evening, then departure time of improving conditions Sunday afternoon.
KBDL TAF...High confidence in trends, but uncertainty on timing and duration of lower conditions tonight, then uncertainty on exact timing of improving conditions Sunday.
Outlook /Monday through Wednesday/...
Monday Night through Tuesday Night: VFR.
Wednesday: VFR. Breezy.
MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Extended the SCA for the eastern outer waters through early Monday morning for persistent seas.
Saturday... High confidence.
Scattered light rain and drizzle across the waters. Will have visibilities of 3-5 SM. Persistent 15-20 kts out of the NE with gusts up to 20 kts. Seas 1-4 ft across the interior waters and 4-6 ft for the outer.
Saturday Night...Moderate confidence.
Scattered light rain and drizzle anticipated to persist. Will continue to see NE winds at 10-15 kts and gusts around 20 kts.
Visibilities of 3-5 SM and seas 3-6 ft for the outer waters.
Sunday... High Confidence.
Continued NE winds 10-15kt. Seas across the eastern outer waters will remain above 5 feet through the period, but will fall below 5 ft elsewhere. Vsby reductions early Sunday morning should improve through the day.
Outlook /Sunday Night through Wednesday/...
Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft.
Monday through Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Tuesday Night through Wednesday: Winds less than 25 kt.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM EDT Monday for ANZ250-254.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for ANZ255- 256.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 210 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
Unsettled and cool today with periods of rain. Trending drier with breaks of sunshine developing Sunday afternoon from northwest to southeast, as high pressure begins to nudge in from the southwest. Early summerlike temperatures expected Monday through Wednesday, with the warmest days expected to be Tuesday and Wednesday. A cold front around Thursday offers the next chance at showers or thunderstorms, with temperatures then cooling to more seasonable levels by late in the week.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/
2 PM Update:
Rain shield and its intensity slowly waning compared to a few hours earlier, when ORH picked up 0.35 in an hour along with 0.22 at PVD. Low level easterly jet slowly slackens with time, resulting in areal coverage and intensity of rain decreasing with time this afternoon. Otherwise cool conditions with clouds, periods of rain and onshore flow with NE winds 10-20 mph (brisk across eastern MA) limiting highs to 55-60 across eastern MA and RI. Meanwhile, drier weather across western MA/CT along with a few breaks of sunshine supporting highs in the 60s to around 70.
SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/
Pattern of persistence carries through this evening with little change in the synoptic setup through early tomorrow morning.
Shortwave passing to our Northwest may renew shower activity between 00-06Z tonight. Widely scattered shower activity across the eastern half of the CWA will become increasingly sparse after the midnight hour, giving way to a more drizzle-stratus dominated environment by early morning. Temps will pretty much remain stagnant overnight given no change in the pattern with low sin the 50s.
While Sunday previously looked to be a much nicer day for southern New England, there are indications that the influence of onshore flow will persist through the better part of the day across eastern MA and RI, though conditions should improve across CT and western MA as weak high pressure is able to take better hold over the region.
Fortunately, pesky mid level low tracks seaward, which will allow rain chances to decrease significantly by sunrise. As has been the case with many days this Spring, it's likely Sunday is another case of the "haves and have nots", as the CT River Valley breaks out into sunshine and temperatures warm into the low 70s while strong onshore flow pins stratus across eastern MA and much of RI where temps struggle to climb out of the 50s along the immediate coast. It's probably safe to say those in the Boston to Providence corridor are ready to shake this gloomy pattern, but fear not, the long term AFD highlights a significant pattern chance by mid week!
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
Highlights:
* Warming temperatures under partly to mostly sunny weather through midweek, with the warmest days likely on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Could have our first 80 degree day in Boston Tuesday and/or Wednesday, with 3 days of lower-mid 80s in Hartford.
* Our next chance for rains is around later Wednesday night or Thursday with showers or thundershowers associated with a cold front.
* Cooling to more seasonable levels for late-week.
Details:
While the general theme of a substantial warming trend to temperatures for the early to midweek period is still valid, today's 00z guidance indicated more potential for continued cloud cover on Monday with higher RH in the 1000-850 mb layer, especially for eastern and southeast New England. Ended up bringing highs down from NBM by a couple degrees for Monday on the basis of this cloud cover, though the temperature forecast has obvious sensitivities to how long clouds linger/scatter out, and that is still a bit unclear.
Kept highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s for the coasts and the coastal plain, but still think highs soar into the mid to upper 70s from central MA/eastern CT westward with less cloud cover.
Warmest days look to be on Tuesday and Wednesday, with full sunshine, southwest breezes and continue dry weather. Relatively strong SW flow should keep sea breezes from making much of any intrusion landwards, so even sites such as Boston and the North and South Shore have a solid chance at reaching 80 degrees, having last occurred at Boston on October 28th of last year. Mid 80s inland seem reasonable on both days. Despite the breezes, both days should feel more reminiscent of early summer with dewpoint temps in the mid to upper 50s.
Dry weather to prevail through Wednesday. Our next chance for showers or thundershowers isn't until a cold front arrives around Wednesday night or Thursday, but the timing and the strength of any thunderstorms are both uncertain. Latest guidance favors Thursday for frontal passage so favored the highest PoP around Thursday but only around 20-30 percent given the uncertainties in timing. Friday appears to be more entrenched in post-frontal colder air, with temps seemingly poised to return closer to late-May climatological levels.
AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Forecast Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
18z TAF Update:
Through 00z...Moderate confidence. Uncertainty on arrival time of IFR/LIFR over Cape and Islands advancing northwestward.
Rain shield and intensity will be on the decrease this afternoon. NE winds continue 10-15 kt. IFR/LIFR across Cape Cod, Islands and coastal Plymouth county slowly spread inland into RI and eastern MA 21z-00z. Elsewhere MVFR/VFR continues across CT into western-central MA.
After 00z...Moderate confidence. Uncertainty in arrival time of IFR/LIFR spreading inland.
IFR/LIFR advance inland into RI and eastern MA, with MVFR across CT into western-central MA. Drizzle and fog most common across RI and eastern MA. NE winds continue 10-15 kt.
Sunday...Moderate Confidence. Uncertainty on timing of conditions improving from LIFR/IFR in the morning to MVFR/VFR in the afternoon.
IFR/LIFR in the morning lifts to MVFR/VFR in the afternoon across CT into western-central MA. Timing across RI into eastern MA more uncertain. NE winds 10-15 kt.
Sunday night...moderate confidence. Uncertainty on timing and how conditions will lower across RI and eastern MA.
MVFR at 00z across RI and eastern MA, with VFR westward into CT and western-central MA. Uncertain how quickly and how far west IFR across Cape and Islands at 00z traverses overnight. IFR possible across much of RI and eastern MA, as NE winds continue.
KBOS TAF...High confidence on trends but lower on exact arrival time of IFR/LIFR this evening, then departure time of improving conditions Sunday afternoon.
KBDL TAF...High confidence in trends, but uncertainty on timing and duration of lower conditions tonight, then uncertainty on exact timing of improving conditions Sunday.
Outlook /Monday through Wednesday/...
Monday Night through Tuesday Night: VFR.
Wednesday: VFR. Breezy.
MARINE
Forecaster Confidence Levels:
Low - less than 30 percent.
Medium - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Extended the SCA for the eastern outer waters through early Monday morning for persistent seas.
Saturday... High confidence.
Scattered light rain and drizzle across the waters. Will have visibilities of 3-5 SM. Persistent 15-20 kts out of the NE with gusts up to 20 kts. Seas 1-4 ft across the interior waters and 4-6 ft for the outer.
Saturday Night...Moderate confidence.
Scattered light rain and drizzle anticipated to persist. Will continue to see NE winds at 10-15 kts and gusts around 20 kts.
Visibilities of 3-5 SM and seas 3-6 ft for the outer waters.
Sunday... High Confidence.
Continued NE winds 10-15kt. Seas across the eastern outer waters will remain above 5 feet through the period, but will fall below 5 ft elsewhere. Vsby reductions early Sunday morning should improve through the day.
Outlook /Sunday Night through Wednesday/...
Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft.
Monday through Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft.
Tuesday Night through Wednesday: Winds less than 25 kt.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...None.
MA...None.
RI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM EDT Monday for ANZ250-254.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for ANZ255- 256.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| BGXN3 - Great Bay Reserve, NH | 25 mi | 68 min | NNE 4.1 | 60°F | 30.06 | 51°F | ||
| BHBM3 - 8443970 - Boston, MA | 28 mi | 53 min | 59°F | 30.02 | ||||
| IOSN3 - Isle of Shoals, NH | 28 mi | 53 min | NNE 12G | 53°F | 30.05 | 49°F | ||
| SEIM1 | 28 mi | 53 min | 60°F | 55°F | 30.09 | 52°F | ||
| 44029 - Buoy A0102 - Mass. Bay/Stellwagen | 32 mi | 109 min | NNE 14G | 53°F | 52°F | 6 ft | 30.05 | |
| 44013 - BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA | 37 mi | 43 min | NNE 14G | 52°F | 53°F | 30.04 | 51°F | |
| 44030 - Buoy B0102 - Western Maine Shelf | 45 mi | 109 min | NE 12G | 53°F | 54°F | 5 ft | 30.06 | |
| 44098 - Jeffrey's Ledge, NH (160) | 48 mi | 27 min | 53°F | 6 ft | ||||
| WEXM1 - Wells Reserve, ME | 49 mi | 53 min | NNE 7 | 58°F | 52°F |
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| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KLWM LAWRENCE MUNI,MA | 3 sm | 58 min | NE 10 | 10 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 57°F | 52°F | 82% | 30.06 |
| KBVY BEVERLY RGNL,MA | 15 sm | 59 min | N 12G18 | 10 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 55°F | 52°F | 88% | 30.03 |
| KMHT MANCHESTER,NH | 22 sm | 59 min | no data | 4 sm | Overcast | Rain | 61°F | 54°F | 77% | 30.05 |
| KASH BOIRE FIELD,NH | 23 sm | 56 min | NNE 04 | 10 sm | Overcast | Rain | 57°F | 57°F | 100% | 30.06 |
| KBED LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD,MA | 23 sm | 61 min | NE 13 | 10 sm | Overcast | 61°F | 52°F | 72% | 30.02 |
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Riverside, Merrimack River, Massachusetts, Tide feet
Newburyport (Merrimack River)
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Sat -- 01:25 AM EDT -0.95 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 03:01 AM EDT Moonset
Sat -- 03:30 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 05:17 AM EDT Sunrise
Sat -- 06:59 AM EDT 1.30 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 09:27 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 01:45 PM EDT -0.95 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 03:17 PM EDT Moonrise
Sat -- 03:48 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 07:23 PM EDT 1.42 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 08:03 PM EDT Sunset
Sat -- 09:58 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sat -- 01:25 AM EDT -0.95 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 03:01 AM EDT Moonset
Sat -- 03:30 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 05:17 AM EDT Sunrise
Sat -- 06:59 AM EDT 1.30 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 09:27 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 01:45 PM EDT -0.95 knots Max Ebb
Sat -- 03:17 PM EDT Moonrise
Sat -- 03:48 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Sat -- 07:23 PM EDT 1.42 knots Max Flood
Sat -- 08:03 PM EDT Sunset
Sat -- 09:58 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Newburyport (Merrimack River), Massachusetts Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -0.8 |
| 1 am |
| -0.9 |
| 2 am |
| -0.9 |
| 3 am |
| -0.3 |
| 4 am |
| 0.3 |
| 5 am |
| 0.6 |
| 6 am |
| 1 |
| 7 am |
| 1.3 |
| 8 am |
| 1 |
| 9 am |
| 0.3 |
| 10 am |
| -0.3 |
| 11 am |
| -0.6 |
| 12 pm |
| -0.8 |
| 1 pm |
| -0.9 |
| 2 pm |
| -0.9 |
| 3 pm |
| -0.6 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.1 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 10 pm |
| -0 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.5 |
Boston, MA,
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